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Amy Torres

@torres-amy.bsky.social

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Long Covid pediatric advocate/parent/caregiver. #CovidisAirborne #LongCovidKids #pwME Hate has no home here. A life long reader, a sometimes baker and a new gardener. Hospitality is in my blood, kindness too. Views are my own.

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Updated pinned post.

Gardening still keeps me grounded. This is my third year with a community garden plot as well as the third summer our family has navigated Long Covid. I continue to read as much research to advocate and help as many families as I can.

#LongCovidKids

My community garden plot with several large purple coneflowers in bloom. It is a wall of large green leaves with pops of purple, white orange and pink. Additionally I am growing three varieties of black eyed Susan’s, cornflowers, Shasta daisies and nasturtiums. Interspersed are several garlic plants, salvia tomatoes and in the back of the plot cosmos.

Close up of two purple coneflowers with a huge bee feasting on the pollen.

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 8h

There is a core of women who I talk to weekly who I would never would have met if it weren’t for BlueSky. 💕💗💕

Plus the support from fellow parents on the @longcovidkids.bsky.social USA group on Facebook who helped me during some of my darkest hours.

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Wilhelmina Jenkins @wilhelminaj.bsky.social · 10h

An excellent article by Laurie Jones, executive director of @meaction-mi.bsky.social, about the difficulties that proposed Medicaid work requirements would cause the ME/CFS community.

MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 13h

"There is nothing beautiful about shifting the burden onto those least able to bear it. But this is precisely what our nation is now poised to do."

ME/CFS and long COVID advocate Laurie Jones writes on Medicaid work requirements. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117839?trw=no

Opinion | Medicaid Work Requirements Will Devastate People With Invisible Disabilities

ME/CFS and long COVID patients must qualify as 'medically frail'

www.medpagetoday.com

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you for sharing, Laurie lays out all the difficulties these changes would cause.

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Melissa Mazur @phillyphile215.bsky.social · 20h

Sounds like something @lastweektonight.com should be covering 👀 (Check out JohnVsJon.com for more)

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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María Richardson @diatoma.bsky.social · 15h

Gracias for your voice & clarity, querido @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. Any thoughts on why it’s so hard to get more people to care about #GreatestMEdicalScandal? At @johnvsjonvsme.bsky.social we’ve been trying to get @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social @lastweektonight.com to cover it.
www.johnvsjon.com

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María Richardson @diatoma.bsky.social · 14h

Gracias again for this important essay @lauralew105.bsky.social ❤️
Have you written about the history of IACC, specifically ME? (@georgemonbiot.bsky.social calls it #GreatestMEdicalScandal of 21st century).
At @johnvsjonvsme.bsky.social we're trying to get more media to cover it-
www.johnvsjon.com

JohnVsJonVsME

The race to see who will cover "the greatest medical scandal of the 21st century" -George Monbiot Check out our latest op-ed in The Sick Times about how & why we started #JohnVsJonVsME People with Mya...

www.johnvsjon.com

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

For those still trying to rewrite the history of what happened. Clinically vulnerable teachers and staff were never protected (and still aren’t) for airborne transmission. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Over 1,000 Educators Died From COVID. Here's the Story of One

Over two and a half years, we documented more than 1,300 deaths of educators who died from COVID.

www.edweek.org

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 1d

I realize I was responding to someone you blocked who was questioning me directly on your thread.

My apologies.

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 3d

Calling all #Patriots! On Saturday morning we #RideAtDawn to the
Burlington I.C.E. to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and the US Constitution.

Join us anytime between 5 am and 7 pm to peacefully express your disapproval of #ICE and the Trump Regime.

#Unite and #Resist

Burlington Bastion of Democracy: Saturday, October 11 from 5 am to 7pm. Protest rally outside of the ICE facility in Burlington, MA. Organized by Mass50501 and a coalition of partners.

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 1d

Working America is an association of 4.3 million pro-labor voters who don't have access to unions. The organization carries out incredibly effective campaigns, and SBA is proud to be expanding its reach.”

Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 1d

I participated in this campaign last year:
“Pennsylvania
Writing to Working America(ns)
The letter you write might be the one thing that gets PA working Americans to focus on healthcare as their top voting issue. And with an issue in mind, they're more likely to go to the polls!

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 1d

I do think that postcard/letter writing campaigns can be crafted to target voters with messages that resonate with them. I do not think all campaigns are effective. I like @swingbluealliance.org methodology of working with grassroots organizers and measuring the effectiveness of their campaigns.

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Erin 🦇🎃EEK🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 1d

617-370-5023

As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted f...

www.wbur.org

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 2d

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Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

#LongCovid #LongCovidKids #LCKids #PASC

Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study — Bingyu Zhang et al.
"In this study involving 465 717 individuals, we observed an increased risk of PASC across multiple organ systems after SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, reinforcing concerns about the long-term consequences of reinfection. These findings emphasise the ongoing risk of PASC with reinfection, regardless of severity, and suggest that the risk of PASC might be cumulative with each successive infection."

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 2d

Someday I will tell you the story of how at a recent protest, a democratic organizer told a young adult we know well that they should not care about Gaza because it was not “happening here”.

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 2d

Your thoughtful comments really got me thinking. There has been such an effort in MA to reach voters in purple states. I have lost count of how many postcard campaigns I have participated in. How many were impactful? If we are going to have meaningful change, we need to truly listen to voters.

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MissyOpposesFascism 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @fangirling0nly.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck yeah this rules.

Blue city mayors are really coming through.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 2d

The data on what happens from repeat Covid infections is rough: all the “eat right and exercise” advice may be for naught if you’re regularly inhaling the novel coronavirus.

Data:
• thesicktimes.org/2025/09/30/r...
• www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
• www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 2d

“A large…study over 465,000 U.S. pediatric patients found that a second SARS-CoV-2 infection more than doubles the risk of Long COVID in children and adolescents as compared to the first COVID infection… Long COVID [has surpassed] asthma as the most common chronic disease in children.”

Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 3d

✨Please repost! My newsletter is out.

In this issue:
👧In kids, 2nd COVID infection DOUBLES risk of Long COVID
🧠Increased AMPAR in brain correlates w/severity of Long COVID Cognitive Dysfunction
🫀ACC recs hsCRP test for all
😺Disneyland cats on patrol

& much more buff.ly/Yexm3hb

#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪

Ferris wheel with Mickey Mouse's face. Green umbrellas at tables. A grey and white cat is in the foreground.

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 3d

Press & Journal UK: “Westhill mum of long Covid girl invites SNP health chief to see suffering for himself”

‘Helen Goss says her daughter Anna, 12, is one of the “forgotten children” who deserve better’

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/...

Westhill mum of long Covid girl invites SNP health chief to see suffering for himself

Helen Goss says her daughter Anna, 12, is one of the “forgotten children” who deserve better.

www.pressandjournal.co.uk

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Erin 🦇🎃EEK🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 4d

The point of these raids is not "arresting criminals" and pretending it is gives them validity and implies that there is a number of suspected criminals they could have arrested that would make this worthwhile. The point is demonstrating power and impunity and terrorizing communities.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

Wow, they did all that and got *two* suspected gang members? Suspected? Wow. And two of them? Wow.

Plus a guy with a previous charge of marihuana possession? Wow.

Wow, that is impressive. Wow, when are we throwing these heroes a parade? Wow.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 4d

DHS says an operation last week in which agents raided a Chicago apartment building, rappelled in from helicopters, broke down doors and detained numerous residents, resulted in the arrest of two suspected gang members.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 4d

It was standing room only at today's Living with Long Covid exhibit at the @museumofvan.bsky.social!

I was moved to tears by some of the personal stories on display. Such a great event

Long Covid researcher and activist Kayli Jamison speaks at today's Long Covid launch event at the Museum of Vancouver

Selfie at event wearing a white headstrap zimi mask with purple flowers

One of the stories that resonated - "I was able to venture out for an ice cream cone with a friend this day. I don't feel comfortable eating in restaurants or going to bars like most people my age. Spring and summer are nice beaches they give me more options to spend time outdoors with fewer people around - which means I get to see the people I love more often. Even short moments like this help me feel a little more like a "normal" 24 year old again

Some of the personal stories on display. A combo of text and pictures artistically laid out on white walls with brightly coloured orange and yellow backgrounds

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Melissa Mazur @phillyphile215.bsky.social · 4d

ICYMI @meighanstone.bsky.social @lccampaign.bsky.social @michaelpelusomd.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org tonight talking about HHS’ recent #LongCOVID Roundtable, highlighting what needs to happen next to help the 20+ million Americans living with LC & related conditions www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

What to know about RFK Jr.’s efforts to address long COVID research and treatments

More than two years after the pandemic ended, millions of Americans are still living with long COVID. Symptoms vary from person to person, but range from mild to severe to physically debilitating. Rec...

www.pbs.org

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Amy Torres @torres-amy.bsky.social · 4d

I just watched, thank you for sharing the link and shared it on n FB.

💜💜💜

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Melissa Mazur @phillyphile215.bsky.social · 5d

“Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the five-story building, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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